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Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by luminarious »

guywithabike wrote: post #52
dsplittgerber wrote: post #16

Is this a joke or is this really just a legal pad for $99? (Serious question.)

I don't know why you're being downvoted. It's a legitimate question. I had a hard time figuring out whether it was a joke or not. I remain convinced that it's either a joke or just some dumb, wishful prank. "no superfluous features" ... but it includes an MP3 player. "any ordinary pen or pencil usage" "real paper design" "solar energy backside cover" "no antialiasing (on of our best features)" "180 hours battery life…

I doubt the OCR would be 'live'. More likely, it would be used when transferring files back to your computer. As the device doesn't have wifi or any files to rename, there is nothing that would take character input on the device..

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by jarin »

At first I thought "Oh, that's a pretty cool way to sketch wireframes." Then I thought "Holy crap, if I take this to client meetings I can easily raise my rates by $20/hour."

Kind of like how it was bringing an aluminum Powerbook to a client meeting before Macs got popular again :)

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by Someone »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #74
marknutter wrote: post #62

Is this truly better than a real notebook and pencil? I'm having a hard time convincing myself it is...

Can you back up a notebook page easily, send it instantly to someone the otherside of the planet, tag it for search and lookup on a computer, perform OCR on it in-situ, etc. ... horse for courses I say.

I agree this would be a cool thing to have, but: back up, send it out: many people have a phone that can help there (snap a photo and email it; imperfect, but often will do the job)

Also, I guess you need the OCR because flipping through pages is too slow to be useful.

Another disadvantage of this is that it you can look at only one sheet at a time. With a paper notebook, you can tear of some pages if desired.

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

Someone wrote: post #114
pbhjpbhj wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you back up a notebook page easily, send it instantly to someone the otherside of the planet, tag it for search and lookup on a computer, perform OCR on it in-situ, etc. ... horse for courses I say.

I agree this would be a cool thing to have, but: back up, send it out: many people have a phone that can help there (snap a photo and email it; imperfect, but often will do the job) Also, I guess you need the OCR because flipping through pages is too slow to be useful. Another disadvantage of this is that it you can look at only one sheet at a time. With a paper notebook, you can tear of some pages if desired.

Good points, like I said - horses for courses (the right thing where it fits in other words).

My IT teacher at school instilled the notion that we shouldn't always take a computer based approach but look at the best tech for the job, even if that is pen+paper. Sometimes a spreadsheet is the best db to use, sometimes ascii is a better image format (rarely IMO), etc..

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by newtini »

This looks like it is either a hoax or wishful thinking from someone looking for feedback on a product concept.

1) At $99, the profit margins will be near zero or negative. Remember that Kindle and Nook are both subsidized by the sale of content and this is for 7 inches devices, so it would be hard to make money from an 13 inches e-ink screen with resistive touch at $99.

2) e-ink has a very slow refresh rate, so it won't be able to keep up with someone writing on it.

3) "wi-fi module on request with order", do they have multiple models? One with and one without wi-fi both at the same price, definitely a hoax.

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by joezydeco »

divtxt wrote: post #48

Am I the only one who thinks this is an obvious fake?!!! 180 hrs battery, usb, SD, wifi, mp3 player - all for $99! Hardware guys please let us know if this is even feasible and what the BOM would be! I'm guessing us doodlers & sketchers will have to wait a few more years. EDIT: just saw the Boogie Board post and clearly I'm wrong about the feasibility of a basic slate. Someone please make one: just needs sketch and U…

First thing I looked for is a mention of the digitizing technology...and there is none. Capacitive? Ultrasonic? How do they do it with such long battery life?

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by mleonhard »

SwellJoe wrote: post #13

The last thing I need is another place to write by hand. Handwriting is an incredibly inefficient way to transmit information from brain to computer, especially for me (I'm dysgraphic). I just want a very long-life note-taking tablet with a decent keyboard. There's a reason the old Tandy 100 is still in use by a handful of journalists. Nothing has really taken the place of it, as far as I know. The Kindle keyboard is…

The latest netbooks advertise 13-hour battery life. And they're finally available with matte displays, which should be readable outdoors.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0042TYYI4/

Re: E-ink writing pad, Noteslate.

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Post by raghava »

donohoe wrote: post #22
SwellJoe wrote: post #13

The last thing I need is another place to write by hand. Handwriting is an incredibly inefficient way to transmit information from brain to computer, especially for me (I'm dysgraphic). I just want a very long-life note-taking tablet with a decent keyboard. There's a reason the old Tandy 100 is still in use by a handful of journalists. Nothing has really taken the place of it, as far as I know. The Kindle keyboard is…

I'd make two points: (1) I find handwriting a very very efficient way to take notes. I choose that over typing. (2) Its not just about writing - sketching, wireframes, doodles, ideas, diagrams in a format I can email and save - very useful to me

>>ideas, diagrams

yes! Scribbling a small mock-up screen or a mind-map or an algo on an e-ink pad would be just so simple && awesome! (I can't even imagine doing that with a keyb/mouse)

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